Vigil RPG vs Tower Diver
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vigil RPG
Embark on a solo hero's quest in this 8-bit style RPG. Engage in quick, strategic turn-based battles against monsters and goblins. Enjoy a premium experience with no ads or timers, and a continuously auto-saved adventure.
- Solo hero turn-based RPG
- Strategic combat with enemy tells
- Fast-paced, one-tap combat rounds
- Continuous auto-saving
- Offline play supported
- No ads or in-app purchase nags
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One of the 10 best JRPGs available on iOS! -TouchArcade.com Now celebrating 10 years on the App Store: 2014-2024! Vigil RPG is a single-player, 8-bit-style, premium RPG, where *every* battle — not just boss fights — is quick, yet has interesting decision-making. Be a solo hero on a quest to discover the hidden cause behind the sudden appearance of marauding bands of goblins and monsters! Vigil RPG is the ideal pocket-size turn-based RPG, by incorporating features that you may come to wish that every mobile game had: • Created by a one-person development team with a design goal of maximum FUN — not maximum monetization! Vigil RPG has no ads (even before you buy!), premium currencies, stamina timers, or even "leave a review!" nags. If a feature doesn't add fun, then it didn't make the cut. • Meaningful decision-making in every combat — even vs. non-boss enemies! Every enemy has unique attack patterns and "tells" for a clever player to overcome. Healing is hard to come by outside of town, so employing efficient battle strategy is important and rewarding. • Fast turn-based combat! Select an action and launch each combat round in a single tap — no menus to navigate through. Each round takes about one second to play out. Zip through battles quickly against easy enemies; take your time to consider your strategy vs. tougher foes. Vigil RPG respects your time! • No annoying tropes common to console-port RPGs: No imprecise on-screen virtual joystick; just tap your destination to move. No save points, or manual saving; your progress is continually auto-saved -- even mid-battle! • No Internet connection required! Aside from a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the full game (after the generous free demo), you could play from start to closing credits in Airplane Mode! • Unlike many other mobile games, doesn't unduly drain your phone's battery! Vigil RPG is 100% implemented in Apple's native Objective-C and Swift programming languages — no bulky 3rd-party frameworks used! VIGIL RPG SPECIAL 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - Huge v3.0 free update! • Vigil RPG is now free-to-try! Play through several quests before unlocking the full game with a single in-app purchase! No ads after -- OR BEFORE -- you buy! • Challenge HONOR MODE! Inspired by a certain awesome hit 2023 AAA RPG -- okay, fine, it's Baldur's Gate 3 -- you can now opt in to this challenging new mode, featuring even more difficult bosses, and PERMADEATH! • Bo the Bartender has even more new advice, commentary, and humor for you! Tap him at the tavern for more tips! • Reworked several normal enemies to be more fun to battle! The Armored Goblin now really doesn't like it if you bypass his shield block with LIGHTNING, for one! • Local high scores for quests! Challenge your best times from prior playthroughs! • Beautiful high resolution support for all iPhone and iPad sizes, from iPhone SE to the 13" iPad Pro! (Runs on your Apple Silicon chip Mac, too -- but Vigil RPG is best enjoyed as an iPhone game!)
Tower Diver
Embark on a perilous journey up a randomly generated tower, battling monsters and collecting treasures to earn your freedom. This game offers a classic RPG experience with modern twists, focusing on simple, fun gameplay.
- Randomly generated tower levels
- Classic text-based RPG gameplay
- Collect weapons, gold, and potions
- Battle goblins and demons
- Make game-altering choices
- Simple and fun mechanics
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In a world filled with corrupt kings, door to door toaster salesmen, and lots of squirrels, there lies one thing that everyone loves. Torture. And what better way to torture adventurers who don't do your bidding? Throw them into a giant Tower and make them fight through hordes of goblins and demons to earn their freedom back!! You play as a retired adventurer who was just settling down to have a family, when your king decides to throw you in the Tower, for not obeying his orders. Now you must fight your way to the top of the Tower to earn back your freedom to see your family again! Everything that happens in the Tower is random. You may experience a hoard of Boss Class monsters and have a very difficult time, or you may find nothing but treasure chests full of gold. It all depends on how the Tower is feeling that day. Tower Diver is our first ever mobile game. Our goal was to make something, simple, fun, and something that steered away from all the negatives of today's mobile gaming market. Based on classic text based RPG's that we all knew and loved, Tower Diver brings back that game play into the modern gaming world, with game altering choices, lots of smily faces, succubus (succubuseses?), and squirrels! Game play is simple! You "Dive" up a mysterious Tower collecting a massive collection of weapons, gold and potions, killing or sparing everything in your path. Will you help the lost squirrel running around the tower or will you disregard him and continue on your way?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tower Diver at weekly against Vigil RPG's every 2 months. Tower Diver also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Vigil RPG's advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 83%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Vigil RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tower Diver sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Vigil RPG against 4.5 for Tower Diver. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Vigil RPG's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tower Diver's.
Vigil RPG ships an update every 2 months, Tower Diver weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and July 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vigil RPG | Tower Diver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (31 ratings) | 4.5 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Schneider | Joseph Oliveira |
Customer experience
Vigil RPG
Tower Diver
In-app purchases
Vigil RPG
- Full Game Unlock$4.99
Tower Diver
- Donation$0.99
- 10 Revival Counters$0.99
- 30 Revival Counters$1.99
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- Unlimited Revival Counters$19.99









